Abstract: The present work had as aim to study the processes of enzymatic hydrolysis and spray drying to obtain a protein hydrolysate of chicken breast meat powder. This work was divided into three sections. In the first part, enzymatic kinetics and selection of the best condition of enzymatic hydrolysis, using the commercial enzyme AlcalaseÒ 2.4L, were evaluated. A central composite rotatable design (CCRD) with three variables was used to estimate the influence of the independent variables: temperature (43 to 77°C), enzyme: substrate ratio (0.8 to 4.2% w/w) and pH (7.16 to 8.84) on the kinetics reaction and on the responses: degree of hydrolysis (DH) and protein recovery (PR). Using response surface methodology, the enzymatic hydrolysis was optimized to obtain the maximum DH and PR. The optimum conditions determined were the following: 52.5°C, 4.2% (w/w) enzyme:substrate ratio and a pH value of 8.0. Under these conditions a degree of hydrolysis of 31% and protein recovery of 91% were obtained. A characterization of the protein hydrolysate obtained using the optimized process conditions was carried out, evaluating the chemical composition, electrophoretic profile and amino acid composition. In the second part of this work, the effect of concentration (0 to 30% w/w) and type of carrier agent (maltodextrin 10DE and gum Arabic) on the physico-chemical properties, water sorption and glass transition temperature of spray dried chicken breast protein hydrolysate. The spray drying process was performed using a laboratory spray dryer. The equipment was operated with air compressed volumetric flow rate of 0.6 m3/h, air volumetric flow rate of 19 m3/h, inlet air temperature of 180°C and feed flow rate of 0.2 kg/h. The following properties: moisture content, bulk density, particle distribution and mean diameter; and the morphology, were affected by the addition of maltodextrin or gum Arabic. With respect to powder stability, the glass transition temperature increased with increasing carrier agent concentration. And the last part of the work, the influence of operational conditions of spray dryer on the equipment performance, physico-chemical properties and antioxidant activity of spray dried protein hydrolysate was evaluated by a central composite rotatable design. The independent variables were inlet air temperature (120 to 200°C) and feed flow rate (0.1 to 0.38 Tkg/h). The spray dryer performance was analyzed by process yield, outlet air temperature, thermal efficiency and dryer productivity, obtained by mass and heat transfer. The physicochemical properties of powders were characterized in respect to moisture and protein content, particle distribution and mean diameter, bulk density and morphology